Good morning!!!!

[txdon]

We delayed going home till today she is having too much fun

. . . as life should be . .

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Good morning to all! Low was 7°, brrrrr. High is only going to 31°. No precip in the forecast until the end of next week -- maybe. Temps should moderate into the mid 40's starting Sunday.

Meeting with the attorney went well ---- kind of ---- She had a plan in place that we went over and she is going to start the process. She kept saying she couldn't believe they denied the claim.... she thought it would settle.

The 'kind of' part.... she had been involved in a rollover accident and has some neck and back injuries that will probably require surgery.... so she is referring all of her clients / cases to another attorney. She would like to hold on to our case for now. She has already downsized her staff and office, she will be working from home. There's always a chance she might have to turn it over. Hopefully we won't have to switch attorneys mid stream.....

Scaredy, nice that you had some quality time with the GS! He looks happy for sure! It's the little things in life..... Hang in there with the other problems.

Fritz, prayers sent for your daughter. Hope they get her back up to speed!

Drew, have a safe trip! Enjoy the warm weather and good company.

Dennis, painting white on white overhead.... yeah, difficult to cover in one coat. Hope this project doesn't morph into more painting....

RNG, how often do you pull the transmissions out of the bikes for maintenance? Are they prone to wearing out parts? Hope you are able to track down the speedo --- hope it was insured.

Buppies, another day? ---- it should be for another week.... especially if the Mrs is enjoying herself! That in itself would make it worth the extra stay.

Going to try and get back to welding up the edge tamers. Maybe today if I can tolerate the cold. Might wait another day or so. It's amazing what a 10° temp difference feels like when it's cold....

Everyone have a great day!

 

[sodamo]

64°F and 0 rain, but in the forecast.

Would really like to get remaining 8 PV panels installed, but definitely wx dependent.

Nice dinner out. Hadn’t eaten at that restaurant since before the pandemic.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, how often do you pull the transmissions out of the bikes for maintenance? Are they prone to wearing out parts? Hope you are able to track down the speedo --- hope it was insured.

The recommended service interval is every 25,000 miles. I last did this one at 40K, so at 75K miles it's a bit overdue. The input shaft on the transmission is splined, and fits into the clutch friction disc. The splines on the shaft are hardened, the clutch ones not so much. There's not much motion between the two, but it's difficult to keep lubrication on them as it's a dry setup. It's also good to take things apart to make sure nothing inside the transmission is amiss. If the output flange doesn't turn smoothly, it's time for new hearings, bushings, and seals. Everything looked good on this one, fortunately.

Sometimes the mailperson will leave parcels with the "postman" at the local hardware store. It's not really a post office, but the locals use it like one and the post office kinda goes along with it. Dumba$$ postman we have never leaves a delivery slip when he does that, though. So I'll call over there this morning after they have a chance to drink their coffee.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

42° and overcast. Will stay in 40s till next week. Maybe Snow next Wednesday.

One of these days my wife and I will go to Lancaster area to eat at Amish place to celebrate my retirement.

I’m not doing any work today. Got Dr visit this afternoon for cardio clearance for upcoming colonoscopy. I started this process in November to get this done.
My oldest sister was my age when she died from colon cancer, so I was on 3 yr checkup plan, last time they switched me to 5 yrs.

My grandfathers land is going up for sale by my cousins estate in probate. Me and some siblings are talking about buying, hoping we can do a direct sale before they get realtors involved. Not sure best way to do this as a group, maybe set up an LLC? Me buying VA property makes it harder for me. I will probably be point man to make it happen. 126 acres with timber. Steep hillsides, fields now overgrown. House and barn too far gone. Not sure yet on status of oil gas rights, part is leased already.
Part is my grandfathers farm plus 50 acres from my G grandparents farm that was inherited. My dad had sold off his share years ago to his sister. The G grandparents land has been in our family since Ohio became a state and it was sold by the government.

 

[riptides]

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My grandfathers land is going up for sale by my cousins estate in probate. Me and some siblings are talking about buying, hoping we can do a direct sale before they get realtors involved. Not sure best way to do this as a group, maybe set up an LLC? Me buying VA property makes it harder for me. I will probably be point man to make it happen. 126 acres with timber. Steep hillsides, fields now overgrown. House and barn too far gone. Not sure yet on status of oil gas rights, part is leased already.
Part is my grandfathers farm plus 50 acres from my G grandparents farm that was inherited. My dad had sold off his share years ago to his sister. The G grandparents land has been in our family since Ohio became a state and it was sold by the government.

I'd find a way to make that happen.

I have a strange attachment to land history and family. And yet, I have neither. So I started my own.

 

[ronjhall]

Did get snow yesterday.

 

[daugen]

that looks like heavy wet snow Ron

Amtrak on time, currently 30th St station in Philadelphia
dinner should be delivered soon, braised ribs and lemon pound cake

nice attendant for the sleeper car

 

[sodamo]

PV panels in place
With help of tractor of course

Might be a bit before they are hooked up. Amazon screwed my order and rest of cable not due until 2/1.

 

[riptides]

PV panels in place
.....

Looking good.

 

[wngsprd]

Ron, send some snow down here!

 

[Wagtail]

PV panels in place
With help of tractor of course
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Might be a bit before they Re hooked up. Amazon screwed my order and rest of cable not due until 2/1.

That is the exact same ladder that I bought last year at AGFEST (the 'bog-fest' saga). A$1,100.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Friday) morning. Overnight Low of 12C and it's presently 20.3C, overcast & calm. Higher winds expected later on. There was 1.0mm of rain in the gauge at 0900.

Well, I was a lazy bugger yesterday but, in my defence, it was "Australia Day" so I don't feel guilty. I do have to get off my arse today & do stuff as it's supposed to be very warm (30C+) tomorrow and I'm not a 'hot weather' kind of bloke. That's why I live in the South, it's cooler down here.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[m7040]

Our grand daughter was admitted this morning at Johs Hopkins hospital. Her platelet count was 3K and supposed to be 150K and she was also diagnosed with Lupus. She will receive transfusions and treatments for the next days. We pray for her she is good kid and deserve to have a life. Hope for the best.
Got a laptop, dock, upc, speakers, 24 inch monitor and setting it up now. Looks like iCloud worked to download the old stuff

 

[daugen]

Prayers for your granddaughter Frits
well here we go.......
sitting in Union Station/DC, slight delay....
can you believe Amtrak derailed another train one mile from where last weeks Autotrain derailed? Only one car this time, how nice. who knows how long this will take, at least they turned the heat back on in the car.
so until they clear the track, looks like a wait

 

[buckeyefarmer]

PV panels in place
With help of tractor of course
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Might be a bit before they Re hooked up. Amazon screwed my order and rest of cable not due until 2/1.

Nice job

 

[txdon]

David are the panels the roof? Won't it leak?

 

[sodamo]

Prayers for granddaughter, Frits. A quick and full recovery.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 26ºF for the start, overcast, light wind. Light wind, sky cleared off, and high temp was 52ºF. Clean ash and revive fire in insert, putter for a while, go to town on meds run, lunch and grocery shopping. Bike ride when I got home, too late for nap. Chain was jumpy today, took pic of problem. Had to change front tire on Trek, and use it until I can get chain replace on Peugeot. Was going to post earlier but had to get bike ready tonight trip to get fish finder tomorrow(2.5 hours drive time) and bike ride.
Scaredy Sorry everything is on hold, good to hear you have stuff to help keep you occupied. Sorry about the fall. Glad you shared your visit with GS.
Bill hope you got more sleep before plowing. Hope plowing was fun.
Ron sorry about the unnecessary fast. Good to hear snow control went well. Hope shopping went well. Nice cardinal.
Drew hope you got everything done and to train station ok.
Ray glad you got dish replaced before anything bad happened. Nice video.
Billy sounds like you got enough rain.
Mike sorry about the neighbors causing water problems. Sorry about sump pumps failing. Did you check GFI and breaker?
Paul sorry about the ongoing saga with Verizon. Hope you found something fun and useful.
Dennis hope Ray's video gave you some ideas.
Dennis hope you don't have too many rooms to paint.
Dave nice weather
Kilroy the early start is to get more daylight and day's end.
Bill nice snow pic
James have fun with blower.
RNG glad you had productive day. Sorry about speedo, hope they find it. Hope you get errands run soon.
Jim glad you got nice rain and no new storm damage. Hope you get electric code problems fixed. Glad harness project is progressing. Hope you made it to store.
Ken sorry outside work not possible. Hope you got hole cut
Frits sorry to hear about GD prayers sent.
Don I think I asked the question poorly. Can you talk with wife in Spanish and use the Spanish you have already covered in app correctly.
Buppies nice to have the option of giving her another day. Hope you had safe trip home and prayers sent.
Ted sorry so cold. Good luck getting more precip. Glad meeting went well, sorry to here about attorney in accident. It is amazing what a 10ºF warmup does during bike ride.
David hope you can get rest of panels up.
RNG good to hear tranie in good shape, hope you find speedo.
Dennis g
hope colonoscopy prep goes well. Hope the land purchase goes smoothly.
Ron turf tires on Kubota?
Drew sounds like you are eating good. Glad train keeping schedule.
David good to hear PV panels in place, 2/1 is next week.
Randy(wag) as long as things get done in timely manor. I am not a good hot weather guy either as I remind people when the "Have you done Hotter than He11 Hundred?" ( 100 mile ride typically temps 105-110ºF)
Frits great news JH taking care of GD. Good to hear got replacement computer and old data transferred
Drew sorry about the derailment delay
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /broken arm and heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /elbow healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's voice, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, /granddaughter with Evans Syndrome, Ken /dad possible dementia, /uncle's surgery, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Lou /eye issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage not doing well, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's surgery, Scotty, /back pain, Frits /daughter recovery from surgery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Mark /wife colon surgery, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.

 

[sodamo]

David are the panels the roof? Won't it leak?

Yes, they are the roof, part of my rationale.

Controlled leak?

The 3 panels rows are siliconed between. The 4 rows have small space between that will have a “gutter” under panels feeding the gutter that will be across the front.